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<p>ConnectBot is an essential tool for the sysadmin on the move, or the stationary sysadmin on the beach. It’s a fully functional SSH client packed with useful features, including:</p>
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<li>Multiple concurrent connections that stay open in the background</li>
<li>Port forwarding</li>
<li>Key management, for password-less logins</li>
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<p>A clever feature is ‘URL Scan’ which grabs anything that looks like a URL from the terminal and presents a list where you can click to open it in the browser.</p>
<p>Ideally you’d use this with a physical keyboard, both for speed and screen space reasons. Even so, it’s perfectly usable with a virtual keyboard and there are plenty of customisable features to make life easier in that scenario.</p>
<p>ConnectBot is extremely useful to have around, especially in an emergency, and is actively developed. Highly recommended.</p>
<h3>Vital Statistics</h3>
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<li>License:Apache2</li>
<li>Web Site:<a href="http://code.google.com/p/connectbot/">http://code.google.com/p/connectbot/</a></li>
<li>Source Code:<a href="http://github.com/kruton/connectbot/">http://github.com/kruton/connectbot/</a></li>
<li>Issue Tracker:<a href="http://code.google.com/p/connectbot/issues/list">http://code.google.com/p/connectbot/issues/list</a></li>
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